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Pakistan Observer

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How Colonial Water Policies Still Drown Pakistan

25.07.2025 3

The Friday Times

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South Asia’s water faultlines

21.07.2025 30

Pakistan Observer

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Monsoon Chaos Exposes Pakistan’s Broken Water Management And Ecological Amnesia

15.07.2025 3

The Friday Times

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Rocked by silence

15.07.2025 10

Pakistan Observer

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Beyond Blame: Pakistan’s Climate Crisis Demands Internal Justice, Not Just Global Aid

01.07.2025 70

The Friday Times

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Nature’s new normal

24.06.2025 30

Pakistan Observer

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Legitimacy crisis

17.06.2025 30

Pakistan Observer

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Federal Budget 2025–26 Reveals Strategic Drift And Elite-Driven Fiscal Priorities

12.06.2025 40

The Friday Times

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Pakistan’s silent war

03.06.2025 50

Pakistan Observer

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Sovereignty at stake

20.05.2025 50

Pakistan Observer

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Why India Can’t Legally Choke Eastern Rivers

19.05.2025 20

The Friday Times

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Reviving The Hakra: Restoring A Lost River And Desert Civilisation

15.05.2025 20

The Friday Times

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Dangerous escalations

13.05.2025 10

Pakistan Observer

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Western Deals Pushing South Asia to the Edge

10.05.2025 30

Daily Times

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Averting ecological collapse

06.05.2025 10

Pakistan Observer

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The Humanitarian Fallout of Ecocide

04.05.2025 30

Daily Times

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Ecocide: Pakistan’s Costly Commitment To A Flawed Treaty

03.05.2025 6

The Friday Times

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Ecological Collapse Rips Through Indus Treaty

29.04.2025 10

The Friday Times

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Dammed by diplomacy

29.04.2025 20

Pakistan Observer

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How Geopolitics Ruined Indus Ecology

27.04.2025 20

Daily Times

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Weaponising The Indus: India’s Play, Pakistan’s Paradox

25.04.2025 20

The Friday Times

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Let Cholistan Breathe — Again!

24.04.2025 20

Daily Times

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Rethinking Floodwater To Heal The Indus Basin

21.04.2025 10

The Friday Times

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Mega Projects Cut Through Pakistan’s ‘Inclusive Growth’ Promise

16.04.2025 10

The Friday Times

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Pakistan’s Economic Recovery: Stabilised On Paper, Struggling In Reality

10.04.2025 10

The Friday Times

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Building castles on sand

08.04.2025 40

Pakistan Observer

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The Paradox of Low Inflation

06.04.2025 40

Daily Times

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The Shehbaz Regime: Sacrificing Growth And Freedoms For Low Inflation

05.04.2025 4

The Friday Times

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From dams to delta

25.03.2025 20

Pakistan Observer

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Pakistan’s Water Crisis: Drying Dams, Dying Crops, And The Fate Of The Indus Delta

22.03.2025 5

The Friday Times

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The EU’s Strategic Gamble on India

10.03.2025 20

Daily Times

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Is The EU Backing The Wrong Bet With India?

03.03.2025 10

The Friday Times

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Hindutva Driving South Asia into Peril

27.02.2025 20

Daily Times

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Reversing the Himalayan ruin

25.02.2025 40

Pakistan Observer

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South Asia’s Water Crisis: Breaking Free From A Colonial Legacy

22.02.2025 20

The Friday Times

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India’s Achilles’ Heel

18.02.2025 60

Daily Times

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India’s Fragile Ascent: Water Wars, Economic Strain, And The Limits Of Power

15.02.2025 7

The Friday Times

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Fading Western Backing and India

13.02.2025 40

Daily Times

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How Corruption Shapes Pakistan's Future

12.02.2025 30

The Friday Times

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IMF Reforms: A Path To Transformation Or Another Stalemate?

10.02.2025 20

The Friday Times

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Reclaiming the State from Neoliberal Anarchy

08.02.2025 20

Daily Times

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Will The World Bank's $20 Billion Gamble Pay Off?

06.02.2025 10

The Friday Times

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The reform gamble

28.01.2025 20

Pakistan Observer

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Pakistan's Crossroads: A Call For Elite Transformation Towards Inclusive Growth

24.01.2025 20

The Friday Times

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World Bank’s policy shift

21.01.2025 90

Pakistan Observer

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Can The World Bank's $20B Gamble Break Pakistan's Debt And Despair Cycle?

17.01.2025 7

The Friday Times

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Carving a path to prosperity

14.01.2025 40

Pakistan Observer

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Elite Capture: Rebalancing Power To Avert Pakistan's Humanitarian Crisis

Pakistan finds itself ensnared in the throes of a profound humanitarian crisis, where millions grapple with the relentless scourges of hunger,...

07.01.2025 20

The Friday Times

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Uraan Pak: Prioritizing food security

The Uraan Pakistan initiative, a newly announced national economic transformation plan, sets ambitious goals: $100 billion in annual exports, 20...

07.01.2025 60

Pakistan Observer

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Uraan Pakistan: How Decolonising Floodplains Can Reshape Pakistan's Economy

The Uraan Pakistan initiative by coalition government envisions a bold transformation: $100 billion in annual exports, attract $20 billion...

05.01.2025 5

The Friday Times

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